Chapter 765 The Gods' Game: Card Swapping 9
Looking at the three cubs huddled together, Zhu Ri decided to cruelly shatter their illusions about friendship. She said, "Do you know that your lifelong friends just now tried to abandon you and run away on their own?"
The three cubs fell silent, some looking up at the sky, others at the ground, all in an awkward situation.
In the suffocating silence, Little Oak Owl finally spoke, saying righteously, "You're going to sell us for money anyway, we're your property, how could you possibly kill us?"
Little Moon Fox and Little Candle's eyes lit up, and they nodded in unison: Yes, yes, we didn't run away without a plan, we ran away after careful consideration.
day by day:……
Little Oak Owl cleared his hoarse throat from crying and said, "Sister... no, boss, look, we're so smart. Instead of selling us, why don't you keep us by your side and let us do things for you?"
I held back all night, but at this moment I finally couldn't help but laugh.
After realizing that resistance was futile, the cub chose a second approach—to try to demonstrate its own value in order to convince itself.
But Zhu Ri quickly suppressed her smile, her features scrunched up as if in confusion and disbelief. She said, "You're helping me? Don't you want to go to school?"
Little Oak Owl immediately said, "We can help you with chores after we go to school. Once we're in school, there will be even more things we can do for you."
Zhu Ri laughed: "...So I have to sponsor your schooling? Listen to your plan, I wouldn't dare to even hear it."
Little Oak Owl quieted down, but only for a few seconds before asking again, "Do you have any enemies? You can keep us around to help you take revenge."
Xiao Zhuman: "Why didn't she report it herself?"
Little Oak Owl: "We can be a backup plan. She's so wicked, what if something happens to her before she gets her revenge?"
Xiao Zhu asked in alarm, "Is it okay to talk like that?"
Little Moon Fox: "But things have already come to this. I think it makes sense. Who knows how long she can live?"
Little Candle screamed, "Cut! Big sister, I want to cut ties with them!"
day by day:"……"
Little Oak Owl: "I can help you brew the potion."
Little Moon Fox: "I can copy items, and I can also heal."
Xiao Zhuman: "I can help you turn all food into magical food."
Little Oak Owl: "Instead of selling us and letting us make money for others, you should keep us to make money for you."
Xiao Zhuman: "Huh? Then why should we make money for her and not for others? By the way, what exactly is a human being?"
Little Moon Fox: "Yeah, why should we make money for her? She's so cruel to us."
Little Oak Owl: "But what if we encounter someone even worse?"
She listened silently as the three cubs discussed whether or not they should choose her, right in front of her.
I thought to myself, this Winter Veil Festival is more lively than ever before.
She stretched out her arms, which were almost as long as the cubs, yawned, took out cooking utensils and ingredients from her spatial backpack, and threw a few water balloons into the wooden bucket.
She beckoned to the cubs: "Come here, wash and chop these vegetables."
The little owl was the first to run over, its eyes shining as it looked at us: "You're not selling to us anymore?"
Zhu Ri raised his chin: "Chop vegetables, stop talking nonsense."
She discovered that this little oak owl was the first to accept the rules.
However, the other two were not slow either. The previous hatred seemed to have disappeared, and they began to chop vegetables obediently and clumsily.
Zhu Ri was now genuinely interested. She propped herself up on her elbows with her knees, her head lazily resting on the back of her hand, and asked, "Weren't you just now hating me to death?"
The three cubs paused, exchanged glances, and finally the little oak owl spoke up.
She said, "You taught us to abandon our emotions and focus on how to solve the problem."
The little owl spoke with self-righteousness, even with a hint of blaming, as if to say, "How could you ask such a simple question?"
Little Moon Fox also said, "Yes, we are demonstrating our value."
Zhu Ri then asked, "Then why do you think it's better to follow me than to be sold by me?"
Little Moon Fox and Little Candle Barbarian both looked at Little Oak Owl.
On this issue, the two of them were not firm, but Xun Ge already had the answer, so the wavering women seemed to have a direction. However, they didn't really understand why Xun Ge wanted to follow this elf.
Why should we follow this elf?
Yu Xunge's thought process was very simple—this elf is cool.
She doesn't yet have the concept of weighing the pros and cons of every choice.
She simply thought she was cool.
Even though she had suffered a lot at the hands of the elves during the day, the elves' cunning when deceiving people, their ruthlessness when turning their backs, their swift and decisive defeat of them, their tall but not bulky, rather agile like a cheetah, their unique top-notch beauty, and their fashionable profession as treasure hunters all contributed to her charm.
All of this deeply shocked Yu Xunge, this country bumpkin.
Even the words that the elf hunter used to teach and reprimand them struck a chord deep within Yu Xunge's heart.
It made her feel like she had grown up, become cold, and learned incredible knowledge in an instant.
This is not child's play; this is a new world. And this elf did not treat her as a cub, but instead taught her the rules of how this world works.
She admired the treasure hunter; she wanted to become one.
So she chose her.
It's that simple.
After she finished explaining her thoughts, she said to Mistblade and Fat Goose, "Don't let me influence you. You can make your own decision. If you absolutely have to be sold..."
She looked up at the treasure hunter, who was taller than her even when seated. The treasure hunter was so enormous that she appeared so insignificant in comparison.
She said, word by word, "I'll buy myself! How much am I worth? I'll pay double the price to buy myself from that unknown buyer, and I'll pay you back within five years."
"I can brew potions, and I can give you that bubble shield. You can try keeping me by your side; that's my value."
"You are the teacher and employer I chose for myself!"
The moon was already high above their heads; Winter Veil was coming to an end, and the new moon was on its way.
The fire illuminated Zhu Ri's face, but Yu Xun Ge couldn't read his expression.
Zhu Ri suddenly drew his longsword, his long arm outstretched, and with the length of the sword itself, the tip of the sword rested precisely on the little oak owl's neck.
Across the fire, Zhu Ri said, "I hate idiots, and I don't like repeating myself."
The little oak owl's body trembled slightly, but her expression was brave enough, and her eyes shone brightly. She said, "I will remember every word you say, as long as you are willing to teach me."
Zhu Ri: "My world has no law or justice."
Little Oak Owl: "I will forsake the law and justice."
Zhu Ri: "The magic academy registration is next July. Are you sure I'll let you go?"
Little Oak: "I can't be sure, but I have six months to impress you."
Zhu Ri asked one last question: "What if I'm not as powerful as you imagine?"
Little Oak Owl: "That's a question I'll only be qualified to consider once I surpass you."
In the distant town, the sounds of bells and fireworks celebrating the arrival of the new moon rang out, but the gentle laughter of Zhu Ri was so clear.
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